After the wrong flirtation, I became the villain's favorite
Chapter 64: General Zhechong
The snowstorm in the north is finally over.
Spring came to Yunjing just in time. The trees were green and the flowers were red. Every family held a spring banquet. The world was once again filled with singing and dancing.
His Highness Xiao Xuan won a victory and the palace was bustling with activity.
Xie Mansion in Yunjing.
The master stood in front of the desk in the study, read the report, and looked towards the layered palace walls in the distance.
After the heavy snow, news came from the border that His Highness had won the first battle against the northern enemy country, Xiye Kingdom, and the atmosphere in the court became subtle.
Xie Yunji often walked around the palace, so naturally he knew the news earlier than anyone else.
His Majesty's attitude towards the succession is very clear.
Since ancient times, the crown prince has always been the eldest son or the legitimate wife, but the current emperor has made it clear early on that he will only appoint the most virtuous.
As for the word "Xian", it is very subtle, enough to attract the princes who want to seize the throne to fight for it.
Many people who originally stood on the side of the Sixth Prince are now a little hesitant. After all, if they make the right choice, they will be rewarded with merit by following the emperor, but if they make the wrong choice, they will become cannon fodder for the future new emperor to establish his authority.
"Zi Che, what do you think?" Mr. Xie asked Xie Yunji who was standing on the side.
He was still wearing the blue uniform of a Hanlin scholar, looking elegant and upright. He looked at his father and said calmly, "The emperor's mind is hard to predict."
The emperor wants to choose a virtuous person as his successor, and the princes all want to show off in front of the emperor. In the end, the people are the beneficiaries of this healthy competition.
But the degree to which the fisherman benefits while the snipe and the clam fight each other must be controlled well.
Xie Yunji was not worried at all that the old emperor, who was firmly seated on the throne, would fail to grasp the right balance.
He added, "Father, have you heard that there is a general beside the great prince?"
This General Zhecho was extremely brave. He first almost risked his life to save the Grand Prince when they were surrounded by the enemy, and became a life-and-death friend of the Grand Prince. Later, he was like a killing god sent from the sky. He had a talent for arranging troops and pointed his long sword directly at the Xiya Kingdom.
It is said that he swung his sword swiftly, as if mixed with inexplicable hatred, forcing the enemy to retreat repeatedly, almost to the foot of Kunlun Mountain.
"He is just a fifth-rank general. Calling him a general is a compliment." Mr. Xie said, "Why? What do you think?"
"Today, His Majesty summoned my son to the palace to draft an imperial decree to reward the general for his merits. He highly praised this general and ordered my son not to be stingy with his praise." He smiled, "This general will have great fortune in the future."
Mr. Xie did not comment, and still did not take this rising star seriously. He only had the struggle for imperial power in his mind, and said, "Your Highness actually wrote to the emperor not to return to the court for the time being."
He almost doubted his own judgment. How could the loyal and honest eldest prince become such a stubborn person?
He wasn't frightened by the sudden and violent events on the border, and he didn't even come back to take credit for the victory?
You must know that the imperial capital Yunjing is the center of power.
"Your Highness has a clear mind," Xie Yunji summarized briefly, and added, "Your military exploits were not falsely reported, and both the East Factory and the Ministry of War have verified it."
Real military achievements have an overwhelming advantage over the calculations and strategies in the court.
The prince was unwilling to come back, and was determined not to return until he had conquered the Xiye Kingdom while guarding the border. The emperor did not force him, and immediately allocated some food and fodder with a wave of his hand, letting him go on with his business.
It would be best if we could try to retake Xiye Kingdom.
In fact, the eldest prince regretted his decision when he was on the way to the northern border to ask for permission, and he wanted to return to Yunjing. Yunjing is so good, with all the delicacies of gold and jade.
But when he arrived in the north, saw scenery that he might never have the chance to see in his entire life, and experienced the real suffering of the people and the severity of the border war, he felt that his chest was completely opened.
The calculations and conspiracies pent up inside are shallow and have nowhere to hide in the face of the suffering of all living beings.
The eldest prince felt unhappy as he had to go back to Yunjing to seize the throne. However, after seeing the vast world and the sufferings of the people, he felt ridiculous for letting go and leaving.
The newly promoted General Zhechong told him: "There is a strong army in the north. Only if you hold the military power firmly in your hands, you will have the final say when you return to Yunjing in the future, and your trip will not be in vain."
His Highness Xiao Xuan looked at the white-haired young man beside him who had experienced life and death with him, and resolutely wrote a memorial asking him to return slowly.
*
In spring, every family holds a banquet, including flower-viewing banquets and outings.
The maids in the high gate of the Xie family carried silver plates and walked towards the Qinghu Lake beside the Shuyu Mountain House.
In the silver plate were silk, pigments, brush washers and inkstones used for painting.
The evening wind was blowing hard. Xie Yunji came out of his father's upper room and stopped a maid to ask, "Where is the young lady? What are you doing?"
"Young Madam went to the flower-viewing banquet held by Madam Liu, the Young Prime Minister's wife. Madam Liu is good at painting, so she gave each of the ladies who attended the banquet a plain round fan. The ladies were so interested that they painted the flowers in front of them on the round fans." The maid replied, and then looked at the young master's face and said, "Young Madam..."
Without the maid's explanation, Xie Yunji understood what was going on. It must be that Song Nihuan was not good at painting and lost face at the banquet, so she came back home to practice hard.
"I know. Where is she now?" he asked. Thinking of his little wife's embarrassed and angry look, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on the corners of his eyes and brows.
"Madam is in Qinghu Lake, on the boat in Qinghu Lake." The maid said, "Madam Liu's mansion rewarded lotus today. The lotus in our mansion... is in the lake."
He laughed in silence. In fact, he knew that ever since Song Nihuan married him, she was afraid of being outdone by other ladies in some aspect and of bringing shame to him.
She is studying calligraphy, hairpinning, and chess seriously and hard.
It's just... it seems a little too serious.
He took another black-sailed boat and sailed to the side of Song Nihuan's black-sailed boat. A pond of lotus flowers was in full bloom, and from time to time a gust of evening breeze blew, bringing a faint fragrance to the nose.
As Xie Yunji lifted her robe and stepped onto her boat, the water shook and a woman's scream was heard from the cabin.
The red paint on the brush in her hand fell onto the paper as the boat swayed, and the vermilion color spread out, ruining the lotus petal that had just been painted on the paper.
The flickering candlelight hanging inside the black-sailed boat made her beautiful face look bizarrely charming, and her drooping neck was filled with a rich, snowy complexion.
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